Previously, on May 30, while fishing at sea, fisherman Chuong showed signs of fatigue, indigestion, dull pain around the navel, then severe pain in the right iliac fossa; fishermen on fishing boat BD 98040 TS took him to Phan Vinh island for treatment.

Military doctors on Phan Vinh island, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province performed emergency surgery on fisherman Nguyen Huy Chuong.

After examination, the island's military doctor diagnosed: The patient had acute appendicitis at the 64th hour and indicated surgery to remove the inflamed appendix, wash the abdomen, and drain it. After more than an hour, the surgery was successful. Currently, the patient's health is stable, and he continues to stay on the island for monitoring and treatment.

Patient Nguyen Huy Chuong was born in 1973, from Hoai Hai commune, Hoai Nhon town, Binh Dinh province; he is a fisherman on fishing boat BD 98040 TS, owned by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, a local.

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